American experience. Silicon Valley /
SILICON VALLEY tells the story of the pioneering scientists who transformed rural Santa Clara County into the hub of technological ingenuity we now know as Silicon Valley. The film spotlights the creativity of the young men who founded Fairchild Semiconductor and in particular the brilliant, charism...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Arlington, VA :
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS),
2013.
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| Series: | The PBS Video Collection, Second Edition
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | SILICON VALLEY tells the story of the pioneering scientists who transformed rural Santa Clara County into the hub of technological ingenuity we now know as Silicon Valley. The film spotlights the creativity of the young men who founded Fairchild Semiconductor and in particular the brilliant, charismatic young physicist Robert Noyce. Their radical innovations would include the integrated circuit that helped make the United States a leader in both space exploration and the personal computer revolution, transforming the way the world works, plays and communicates, making possible everything from the Apollo program to smart phones, from pacemakers to microwaves. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed May 22, 2015). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (84 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 01:23:20 |